Upright Women Wanted - Rambling Readers

Hardcover, 176 pages

English language

Published Feb. 10, 2020 by Tor.com.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-21358-7
OCLC Number:: 1121421452
Goodreads:: 45320365

(1 review)

Upright Women Wanted is a 2020 Western LGBT novella by Sarah Gailey, their third published novella. In the novella, Esther escapes from an arranged marriage after her lover Beatriz is executed. She joins the Librarians, a group of women who distribute government propaganda to rural settlements, and finds that they are more than they seem. The work was nominated for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novella and 2020 Locus Award for Best Novella.

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Frank Burns reviewed Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

Review of 'Upright Women Wanted' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Definitely a 4.5 or better. This was a wonderful novella of self-discovery. The setting is future, but throwing a dark mirror up to the old American West. In fact, it handily shows the emptiness of the wish fulfillment of returning to that so-called golden age of American exceptionalism. There isn't much room in a novella for world building so this stands up mostly on the characters. The language is lyrical and fluid and flows easily. Very recommended.